There is a universal agreement that the Philippine government came in late in helping Mary Jane Veloso deal with what appears to be a self-inflicted problem. Nevertheless, when they assisted her family, it mattered! The Veloso family is now saying that the administration’s involvement didn’t matter, and that belief smacks of ungratefulness.

Mary Jane Veloso’s family is receiving flak from netizens for their recent pronouncements

It’s unfortunate that some sectors see this situation from the one-side-did-all prism. They don’t appreciate the reality that the various stakeholders’ concerted efforts resulted in this positive development. In other words, to say that success could have been achieved without the other side is definitely wrong.

First, had Migrante and its allies not raised the alarm about Veloso’s scheduled execution, the media and perhaps most Filipinos would have been unaware of her case. More importantly, without public pressure, the government would not have launched its last-ditch but ultimately successful (for now, at least) attempt to save her life.

Also, if not for the intense public interest on the case, would Kristina Sergio even bother surrendering to the police – the only reason cited by the Indonesian government in deferring Veloso’s execution?

Nevertheless, you can never deny that what the government did behind the scenes helped the case. You can rally all you want in front of the Indonesian embassy but unless those in power do something, walang mangyayari.

Imagine how the admin set aside OUR national pride to save a single woman’s life. You have P-Noy essentially badgering President Joko Widodo about Mary Jane’s case during the ASEAN summit, when there were other more important issues that should’ve been prioritized.

Mary Jane Veloso was scheduled to be executed April 29

You also have Vice President Binay going to Indonesia with the same purpose. No other self-respecting nation will do that! Can you imagine United States Vice President Joe Biden going to the Philippines to plead for our government to pardon Joseph Scott Pemberton’s life if and when the latter is found guilty of murdering Jennifer Laude? That’s impossible.

As a final point, is Veloso really innocent? I find it hard to believe that someone will just carry with her a heavy baggage (at least 2.6 kilos) from someone without asking what it contains. I think it’s just normal. Now, it’s either she’s lying or she’s full of naivete. Whatever happened to the concept of personal responsibility especially in complying with the laws in foreign countries? In any case, I’ll be happy to be proven wrong later on.

You cannot go to another country and break its laws and then expect your government to save your ass every single time.

About the authorMark Madrona

Mark Madrona is a multi-awarded blogger and writer from the Philippines. He is also teaching for a top private university in Manila. He is the owner and main writer for The Filipino Scribe (www.FilipinoScribe.com).
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i agree mjv is an idiot and frankly i coudnt care less. but the mother’s right. without the pressure from various sectors of THE WORLD PNot would not have done anything. hey man, this is pinoy service we’re talking about. where service providers ignore you until you prove you’re some hotshot or you call the manager in on their incompetence to get them moving. her mother should be grateful. but definitely not to this moronic administration you yellowtards defend beyond any sense of reasonable sanity.

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